Gagne to Have Surgery; Out 6-to-8 Weeks

Less than a week after placing him on Injured Reserve, the Flyers got a timetable as to when they can expect Simon Gagne back in the lineup: 6-8 weeks. Gagne, who hasn't played since October 25th, will undergo surgery to repair two hernias in the coming days. This current injury is not believed to be related to the groin issues Gagne has had throughout his career.While losing Gagne...

The Philadelphia Flyers say that forward Simon Gagne will have surgery on two small hernias in his right groin and will miss the next six-to-eight weeks. “After meeting with three doctors and a different opinion on a lot of things,” Simon said. “We went right to the bottom [of it] to make sure we were making [...]

Simon Gagne is scheduled to undergo hernia and abdominal surgery Tuesday.

Flyers winger Simon Gagne is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after having abdominal and hip surgery.

Flyers winger Simon Gagne is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after having abdominal and hip surgery.

With the Phils game later in the evening across the street, the NHL has pushed up the start time of the Flyers-Lightning game to 5:00 p.m. this evening. The boys in orange and black are coming off a big win Saturday and will face former teammate Steve Downie. Antero Niittymaki should also be dressed but may not see ice time. The Flyers will be handing out Phillie rally towels in...

Simon Gagne's surgery went well this morning at Hahnemann. He'll miss 6-8 weeks _ I am betting on the latter, there. Here is the club's statement: â??Simon Gagne had successful surgery done this morning by Dr. William Meyers at Hahnemann University Hospital. The surgery was to repair tears in Simonâ??s abdominal wall as well as repair a small hernia near his...

Forward Simon Gagne will undergo surgery to repair two small hernias, the Philadelphia Flyers announced on Monday.

Courtesy of the Flyers: Simon Gagne Q: Talk about the decision you made todayâ?¦ â??Well, after meeting with three doctors and a different opinion on a lot of things, we went right to the bottom [of it] to make sure we were making the right decision for myself, for the team and for the future, to go and do the surgery. So basically now we are going to go ahead and...

Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne will have surgery on two small hernias in his right groin on Tuesday and will miss the next six-to-eight weeks, the club announced on Monday.

Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne had surgery on two small hernias in his right groin on Tuesday and will miss the next six-to-eight weeks.

I am down at the Wachovia Center for the 5pm Flyers/Tampa Game. Simon Gagne is going to have lycro surgery on two hernias as well as tears in his rectus abdominus muscle... Paul Holmgren just addressed the media and informed us that he will not be making any moves and instead feels that the younger Flyers like JvR will be able to take advantage of the time...

This morning in the Easten Conference, Patrik Elias returns to practice, Simon Gagne injured, Andrei Kostitsyn demoted, Lightning called closed-door meeting and much more after the jump.